SPOTED THIS ON FLEEBAY

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 18 Jul 2008, 08:23

this would be an easy repair

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1992-PEUGEOT-205- ... .m14.l1318

sorry for the long address, as i aint mastered any other way yet

regards malcolm

Ross_K · Unread post by **Ross_K** » 18 Jul 2008, 09:38

Such an easy repair I wonder why the seller didn't bother.

I mean a bonnet and wing wouldn't be that expensive...

By the way, as regards the long website address, try TinyURL:
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AndersDK · Unread post by **AndersDK** » 18 Jul 2008, 11:57

Seems to be a head-on damage, known to give severe structural damages/bends in the front bodywork.
At least a new subframe job to ensure correct tracking ...
And then there is a lot of work to make it a beauty again ...

... not so sure on the bargain deal.

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 18 Jul 2008, 12:31

AndersDK wrote: ... not so sure on the bargain deal.

Quite so Anders,

A Pug 205GTi (which is what it is, sans roof but with a bit of extra strenghtening) has all the structural integrity of a biscuit tin. They also suffer metal fatigue in their longitudinal chassis rails due to the hard suspension and a life of bouncing around British roads so a bit of structural damage is inevitable really. Rust in the front chassis rails, especially on the nearside is a known issue with all 205s and is quite hard to spot.

It is actually very overpriced although from the pictures it does look clean, even the cloth seat bolsters, a notorious wear spot, look reasonable.

It would make a good donor for a reshell.